Sorry for the disappearing act - as I explained to a couple of folks who were kind enough to inquire - all is well with the family and the baby and wife are doing just fine! :) It was literally just me going crazy for the past month or so - since I returned from my trip to Boston, where I met Moses and Sean C, two stand-up guys who were extremely gracious hosts on teh two nights I spent drinking some very nice bottles with them.
Since then, I have been involved in a major project at work that has had me working some insane OT hours and I have literally had ZERO time to myself to do the things I enjoy. Pile on top of that the fact that I am coaching my eldest son's soccer team (which I know NOTHING about - hey you guys in the UK... if Aiden sticks with this 'football' thing, I may need some pointers on how the game works, never mind how to coach it!
)I have also been doing a lot of studying and was off in Vancouver for a week-long training course that led to the exam I took today. It was tough but I prevailed and am now eligible for a pretty major credential that I am hoping will lead to some new and exciting job prospects. I still have a couple of exams to study for over the coming months, but this one was the big one - so tonight I am able to do something I have not had a lot of time for over the past month: sit back and enjoy a nice bottle of Port and get re-acquainted with my friend at FTLOP.
You'll have to forgive me if I dredge up a couple of old topics that may be a bit stale by now... it is all new to me!
it's good to be home...
Todd
Congrats on passing the exams and I'm sure it will pay off shortly. Oh, don't listen to a word from anyone that calls soccer "football." All they know how to do is get drunk and have riots during the games. Not excatly what you want to teach you son at his age...next year maybe 
:devil: 
but the good news is I get to do the overtime on a motorcycle and I am VERY happy about that! 
